The primary objective of the course is to improve the student's critical capacity in relation to the basic studies of psychology through the knowledge of the functioning of the psychological functions of the human being.
To know the origins of scientific psychology, the methodology of psychological research, the cognitive system. Specifically, the cognitive functions and their relationship. To know the sensation and perception, the learning theory and behavioral psychology (classical conditioning and operant conditioning), consciousness and attentive functions, memory systems, communication and language, motivation and emotions. To know the relationship between mental functions and human behavior.
Frontal lessons
The founders of scientific psychology, namely: Fechner, Pavlov, Vygotskij, Thorndike, Watson and the theorists of Gestalt psychology. The measurements of psychic phenomena. Psychophysics. Anatomy and cerebral plasticity. Visual perception, attention and consciousness, short and long term memory. Verbal and nonverbal communication. Language development, problem solving and thinking. Emotions theory.
GIAMBATTISTA RAVERA (President)
NICOLA GIOVANNI GIRTLER
ANTONELLA LOTTI
ALESSIO SIGNORI
ROSAGEMMA CILIBERTI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
Daniel L. Schacter, Daniel T. Gilbert, Daniel M. Wegner Psicologia generale Trad. di E. Alessandrini, E. Frezza, S. Ferraresi, G. Zunica, rev. di E. Frezza 2010
The exam consists in a self-evaluation test at the end of the course and an oral examination that will cover both the content of the lessons and the specific literature provided to the student.
The self-evaluation test will consist of closed questions, with multiple choice answers, and some limited open space questions (seven lines available for each answer).
We test the ability to relate the psychological aspects of the behavior that will emerge both from the frontal lessons and from the bibliography given at the beginning of the course.
If the student shows that he / she has such requirements, he / she will be evaluated during an oral exam with a final score of at least 18/30.
